The Laconia Daily Sun, February 1, 2013

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Arrests by Gilford police for DWI up 50% in 2012 By gAil oBeR

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GILFORD — Police Chief Kevin Keenan said he can attribute the nearly 50 percent increase in driving while

intoxicated arrests in 2012 to extended training throughout his department. In 2011, police made 47 arrests for DWI. In 2012, 75 people were arrested for DWI.

Sgt. Prosecutor Eric Bredbury said most of those arrested pleaded guilty and he recalls loosing two of the cases in court. Keenan and Operation Lt. James Leach said Wednesday

that a big help to Gilford, and other police departments, was extending the N.H. full-time police academy to 14 weeks and including Intoxilyzer training. see dWi page 13

Some residents spooked by unexpected visitors with tape measures; town didn’t mail individual notifications in order to save money By gAil oBeR

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

BELMONT — The town has hired the assessing company of Commerford, Nieder, Perkins, LLC to complete a full list-and measure of all taxable property. The town’s assessing office said yesterday that the N.H. Department of Revenue Administration requires every property in Belmont to be reassessed at least once every five years and 2013 is its year. Notifications of the revaluation have been posted on the town’s Website, at the U.S. Post Office and at Town Hall. Advertisements have run in local newspapers. The town decided against a mass mailing because of the expense involved. Already about three see rEVaL page 11

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January thaw = bob house rescue time By RogeR Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

GILFORD — Ice fishermen scrambled in mid fifty degree temperature early Thursday morning to rescue their bob houses from an ever-widening stretch of open water off from Ellacoya State Park. ‘’It’s unbelievable. There’s a seam in the

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